That's very fiddly compared to using ZFS and getting it "for free".

wernerb · on Jan 15, 2014

Depends on what you find fiddly. With par2 I can move the files to other filesystems without problems, not being bound to ZFS (bsd) means a lot to me. I will reconsider when Btrfs is stable.

e40 · on Jan 15, 2014

Unless ZFS isn't easily available on the OS you are using.

rbanffy · on Jan 15, 2014

Linux has an easy to install port (http://zfsonlinux.org/). I remember OSX as having to use it via FUSE. I guess that leaves only Windows.

OS/2 had installable filesystems. Does Windows have something like it?

Freaky · on Jan 15, 2014

OS X has a native port - http://open-zfs.org/wiki/Distributions#ZFS-OSX

Windows has ReFS - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReFS

rbanffy · on Jan 15, 2014

I didn't mean like ZFS, but like installable filesystems. It should be possible, with some effort, make ZFS run on Windows.

ReFS is beta-quality and lack several features ZFS has since its first production-grade release. It's not really an apples to apples comparison.